Fort Ross California-1938: Lighthouse on Rocky Cliff with Woman in Boat

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationFort Ross, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 Fort Ross California

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Lighthouse on Rocky Cliff with Woman in Boat — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures a dramatic coastal scene at Fort Ross, California. The footage shows a lighthouse perched atop a rugged, rocky cliff overlooking the churning ocean. Waves crash against the shore below, and the grainy black-and-white image evokes a strong sense of nostalgia and historical authenticity. The final frame reveals a woman in a headscarf and patterned clothing, smiling as she rides in a boat, adding a personal, human element to the archival footage. This classic 8mm home movie offers a rare glimpse into mid-20th century maritime life and coastal travel.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127262904

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1153 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: bucks lake,lake tahoe,emerald bay,martins lodge
Reel-level year note: 1938
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1938 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Fort Ross, California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s West Coast travel, maritime navigation, coastal landscape, or home-movie inserts needing Fort Ross-area shoreline and lighthouse views.
Period detail: The 8mm black-and-white footage and clothing visible on the woman support a late-1930s home-movie context, while the lighthouse and rocky coast identify a maritime setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot quality, moving from coastal sightseeing views to a candid boat passenger smiling near the water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a lighthouse on a rocky point, ocean surf, steep coastal rocks, a boat railing, a woman in a headscarf, and patterned outerwear.
Film character: The scan shows strong 8mm grain, soft focus, gate edges, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that retain the physical texture of the original film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a coastal cutaway, travel transition, maritime memory beat, or humanizing insert after a landscape view.
Historical context: The footage visually links leisure travel with coastal navigation scenery, without establishing any specific event beyond the supplied 1938 Fort Ross metadata.
Research note: A woman’s face is visible, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, location, and any property or landmark permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1938 8mm Fort Ross California lighthouse, rocky Pacific coast home movie, woman in boat, and vintage maritime travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1938 Fort Ross or California coast footage, then broader lighthouse, surf, and boat-travel material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Fort Ross-area home-movie frame showing a lighthouse on a rocky point above waves and shoreline. — A lighthouse stands on a rocky coastal point above the surf.

Fort Ross, California coastal view with a distant lighthouse, rocky shoreline, and rough ocean water. — The lighthouse remains visible above the rocks and breaking waves.

A woman in patterned outerwear sits in a boat near choppy water in the 1938 home-movie footage. — A woman sits aboard a boat with water visible behind her.

A smiling woman in a headscarf and patterned clothing rides in a boat near the Fort Ross coast. — The boat passenger smiles while seated against the moving water.

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